764 cartographic quality printed monochrome maps cover the provincial extent of Alberta at a 1:50,000 scale. The maps display the Alberta Township System, hydrographic features, municipalities, roads, cutlines, facilities, pipelines, powerlines, railways, and select geo-administrative features like parks and reserves. This series is not updated on a regular basis and may contain a range of publication dates.
Use Cases
- Analyze infrastructure networks based on displayed roads, pipelines, powerlines, and railways.
- Plan land access routes based on the Alberta Township System and displayed cutlines.
- Assess jurisdictional boundaries based on municipalities and geo-administrative features like parks and reserves.
- Model hydrological systems based on hydrographic features.
- Create composite regional maps based on National Topographic System (NTS) block downloads.
Strengths
- 764 individual maps provide coverage of the entire province of Alberta.
- Cartographic quality printed maps at a standardized 1:50,000 scale.
- Maps display a wide range of features including township systems, infrastructure, and administrative boundaries.
Limitations
- The series is not updated on a regular basis and may contain a range of publication dates.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 14:46:27.181113; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Provincial extent of Alberta